Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing, Brief Edition - 5th edition

Summary: The most successful college rhetoric published in over a decade,The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing: Brief Editionoffers the most progressive and teachable introduction now available to academic and personal writing. The four-color guide offers engaging instruction in rhetoric and composition, a flexible sequence of comprehensive writing assignments, numerous examples of student and professional writing, and a thorough guide to research. Solidly grounded in current theory and rese

arch, yet eminently practical and teachable, The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing: Brief Edition has set the new standard for first-year composition courses in writing, reading, critical thinking, and inquiry.

Summary: The most successful college rhetoric published in over a decade,The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing: Brief Editionoffers the most progressive and teachable introduction now available to academic and personal writing. The four-color guide offers engaging instruction in rhetoric and composition, a flexible sequence of comprehensive writing assignments, numerous examples of student and professional writing, and a thorough guide to research. Solidly grounded in current theory and research, yet eminently practical and teachable, The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing: Brief Edition has set the new standard for first-year composition courses in writing, reading, critical thinking, and inquiry. ...show less

Preface I: A RHETORIC FOR WRITERS 1. Thinking Rhetorically About Good Writing

Concept 1: Good Writing Can Vary from Closed to Open Forms David Rockwood, "A Letter to the Editor" Thomas Merton,"A Festival of Rain" Distinctions between Closed and Open Forms of Writing Where to Place Your Writing Along the Continuum

Concept 2: Good Writers Pose Questions about Their Subject Matter Shared Problems Unite Writers and Readers Posing Your Own Subject-Matter Questions Brittany Tinker, "Can the World Sustain an American Standard of Living?"

Concept 7: Thesis Statements in Closed-Form Prose Are Supported Hierarchically with Points and Particulars How Points Convert Information to Meaning How Removing Particulars Creates a Summary How to Use Points and Particulars When You Revise

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